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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2013, 06:02:49 am »
I've seen both of those a few times. The second one cracks me up everytime.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2013, 01:47:09 pm »
If a war there be, the Man Himself is ready to return fire

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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2013, 04:05:56 pm »
Quote from: jaydub on December 17, 2013, 09:53:23 pm
An actual skirmish: (although its from the other side of the debate)

I live in Salt Lake, and the majority of my colleagues are Mormon. I'll often hear complaints about the war on Christmas and stuff like that. But the majority of them are in sales, and ALL of them, unless they are talking to an established client, say happy holidays instead of merry Christmas. Funny how "PC" people are willing to be when it may have an impact on their bonus.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #18 on: December 20, 2013, 10:07:36 pm »
Being that I live in the Bible Belt, Christmas has been as prevalent as it always has. However, one fellow employee insists on lamenting it's apparent destruction. I do my best to refrain from mentioning my status as an atheist.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2013, 10:22:19 pm »
How stoic.

To bring things out of godless heathen territory, you people got any recommendations for non-terrible Christmas music? If I'm feelin' sappy I'll give Bruce a go, and the Vince Guaraldi peanuts stuff is nostalgia in a CD case, but is there any other good non-ironic Christmas music out there that isn't 'fairytale of new york'?
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #20 on: December 20, 2013, 10:59:48 pm »
As far as I'm concerned "Fairytale of New York" is the reason for the season.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #21 on: December 20, 2013, 11:05:27 pm »
esquivel made a phenomenal album of space-age bachelor pad christmas covers. it was retro-cool a while ago, so it'll be retro-retro-cool in another few years
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #22 on: December 20, 2013, 11:16:47 pm »
Quote from: ianmalcolm2 on December 20, 2013, 10:22:19 pm
How stoic.

To bring things out of godless heathen territory, you people got any recommendations for non-terrible Christmas music? If I'm feelin' sappy I'll give Bruce a go, and the Vince Guaraldi peanuts stuff is nostalgia in a CD case, but is there any other good non-ironic Christmas music out there that isn't 'fairytale of new york'?

Stanley Jordan's work always sounds like Christmas music, even when it isn't.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #23 on: December 21, 2013, 12:17:42 am »
Quote from: ianmalcolm2 on December 20, 2013, 10:22:19 pm
To bring things out of godless heathen territory, you people got any recommendations for non-terrible Christmas music? If I'm feelin' sappy I'll give Bruce a go, and the Vince Guaraldi peanuts stuff is nostalgia in a CD case, but is there any other good non-ironic Christmas music out there that isn't 'fairytale of new york'?

I can't help you man, I love Christmas music so I don't know how to listen to it ironically.v
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #24 on: December 21, 2013, 12:19:09 am »
Quote from: ianmalcolm2 on December 20, 2013, 10:22:19 pm
How stoic.

To bring things out of godless heathen territory, you people got any recommendations for non-terrible Christmas music? If I'm feelin' sappy I'll give Bruce a go, and the Vince Guaraldi peanuts stuff is nostalgia in a CD case, but is there any other good non-ironic Christmas music out there that isn't 'fairytale of new york'?

I'm on a steady diet of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Bad Religion these days. Also, if you like hip-hop even a little bit, Run DMC's "Christmas in Hollis" might be the single greatest Christmas song of the modern age.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #25 on: December 21, 2013, 12:42:43 am »
Quote from: ianmalcolm2 on December 20, 2013, 10:22:19 pm
How stoic.

To bring things out of godless heathen territory, you people got any recommendations for non-terrible Christmas music? If I'm feelin' sappy I'll give Bruce a go, and the Vince Guaraldi peanuts stuff is nostalgia in a CD case, but is there any other good non-ironic Christmas music out there that isn't 'fairytale of new york'?

Father Christmas by The Kinks is the best Christmas song.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #26 on: December 21, 2013, 02:04:43 am »
Quote from: wombat on December 20, 2013, 10:59:48 pm
As far as I'm concerned "Fairytale of New York" is the reason for the season.

Someone give that lady a thousand cans.

It's the best one, and usually the only Christmas song I can stand aside from a few older standards sung by Nat Cole and a couple other dudes.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #27 on: December 21, 2013, 02:25:57 am »
Quote from: pmcd9 on December 21, 2013, 12:17:42 am
I love Christmas music

Okay, let me rephrase that. I love Christmas music, but there's a lot of really bad Christmas music.

Quote from: jay-ell on December 21, 2013, 12:19:09 am
I'm on a steady diet of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Trans-Siberian Orchestra are terrible. They are the music to an action movie starring Vin Diesel and The Rock who have to save the day when renegade mercenaries kidnap Santa. They've strapped a loose nuke to his sleigh and are attempting to fly it into Rockefeller Center.

Quote from: Victoria Waterfield on December 21, 2013, 12:42:43 am
Father Christmas by The Kinks is the best Christmas song.

That song, along with Christmas Song by Jethro Tull and I Believe in Father Christmas form a triumvirate I like to call The Worst Christmas songs of all time.



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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #28 on: December 21, 2013, 02:26:33 am »
Don't get me wrong, 'fairytale' is great, and that iron and wine version paul posted awhile back gave me some seasonal chokes, but it's pretty much the go-to recommendation. Gotta soft spot for ol religious carols and stuff too.
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Re: War on Christmas 2013
« Reply #29 on: December 21, 2013, 02:33:11 am »
Quote from: ianmalcolm2 on December 21, 2013, 02:26:33 am
Gotta soft spot for ol religious carols and stuff too.

I like the traditional stuff also. I like a lot of offbeat stuff too, but Christmastime is Here is my favorite.
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